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Best Budget Pick

TCL QM6K Mini-LED TV

The best budget TV you can buy, combining mini-LED backlighting, quantum-dot color, Google TV, and a 144Hz refresh rate at a price that makes premium TVs look absurd. Wirecutter's top budget pick.

$400-$900
Pros
  • Mini-LED backlighting with local dimming — rare at this price point
  • Quantum-dot color for accurate, vivid picture
  • Google TV smart platform — Wirecutter's favorite
  • 144Hz native refresh rate, excellent for gaming
Cons
  • LCD can't match OLED for true blacks and contrast
  • Picture processing not as refined as Sony or LG flagships
  • Blooming around bright objects in dark scenes can be visible
Why we recommend it

The QM6K punches so far above its price class it almost feels like a mistake — mini-LED, Google TV, and 144Hz at budget pricing is a combination that simply didn't exist a few years ago.

Wirecutter

The TCL QM6K Series is our favorite budget 4K TV because it combines the core LCD technologies we look for in any great LCD TV (such as mini-LED backlighting, local dimming, and quantum-dot color) with our favorite smart platform (Google TV).